Two Insurgent Candidates-- A Democrat In New Jersey And A Republican In Georgia

We've met Hector Oseguera before, when Blue America endorsed him in May. He's running against the corrupt Democratic Party establishment and the notorious Hudson County machine in New Jersey. The other candidate, Marjorie Taylor Greene... well you may never have heard of her-- unless you follow Qanon or Trump's tweets and saw him congratulating her when she came in first 9 days ago in the GA-14 Republican primary.

There were half a dozen candidates in the primary for a blood-red seat (R+27 that Trump won with 75.0% of the vote), after Tom Graves announced his retirement. Greene came in first 40.3% of the vote, her closest rival, John Cowan, receiving just 21.0%. The primary runoff is on August 11. Oseguera's New Jersey primary is a few days earlier, July 7.

He told me the race in New Jersey is "about a generational change. This is about turning the page on a neoliberal order of 'Republican-lite' Democrats who take money from luxury developers, vote to militarize the police, and have no genuine connection to the community and the people they represent. My opponent takes corporate PAC money, I do not. My opponent pals around with war criminals, I do not. My opponent thinks 'ICE does great work,'" I do not. My opponent only shows up in the community for a photo opportunity and a fancy speech, whereas I spent my entire life surviving in this community."

Oseguera is our kind of candidate, exactly what Congress needs to help balance out whichever conservative candidate we wind up in the White House next year. "This is about a humble son of immigrants, who played by the rules, got good grades, and still found all the cards stacked hopelessly against him," he continued. "A community activist who found that his local politicians were insular and unresponsive to the needs of the community. This video is about centering the concerns of the people who live in the 8th district, rather than the big money donors who have exploited the working class of this nation. The people of this country are crying out for justice. They are saying loud and clear, that they want to change the status quo. This video aims to show those people that someone is listening."

Green is nothing like Oseguera-- polar opposite in fact. She's a hard-right Republican and Q-Anon conspiracy nut and a deranged racist lunatic. When you open her campaign website, this is what you see:

The first endorser listed: Jim Jordan. And she's all about supporting the police. Dig a little deeper into her online history and you can see why Jordan is so enthusiastic about her. Among other thing, she proudly proclaims her belief that Hillary Clinton is involved in Satanic worship and that Ilhan Omar married her brother and that the Las Vegas shooting was staged to promote gun control. Her campaign ad is nothing like Oseguera's (up top). This thing is probably not on her way to a mental institution, but to Congress:





The main point of her campaign is that she will be slavishly devoted to Señor Trumpanzee. Yesterday Ally Mutnick and Melanie Zenona, writing for Politico, reported that the DC Republican establishment in Congress wants nothing to do with this walking freak show and that "the House’s highest-ranking Republicans are racing to distance themselves" from her. They were so happy to get rid of Steve King and now they fear they may wind up with someone much worse. The GOP establishment fears that "Greene-- a wealthy businesswoman who already drew national attention because of her belief in a trove of “QAnon” conspiracy theories -- could create an even bigger black eye for the party if she wins the nomination. Greene will face neurosurgeon John Cowan in the Aug. 11 primary runoff."

A Greene attack ad; she's connected

McCarthy said he has no tolerance for his racist and Islamophobic rantings and his second-in-command, Steve Scalise endorsed Cowan, noting that her history of comments "are disgusting and don’t reflect the values of equality and decency that make our country great." Oh, dear-- the Republican thought police.

Marianne Williamson is a prominent supporter of Hector Oseguera and endorsed his campaign and is trying to help him raise money and get his message out. This evening, she told me that "Hector Oseguera represents the best that America has to offer: smart, young, and dedicated to making our country a better place. He sees what’s wrong and has a passion for making it better; even more than that, he has the plans and experience and understanding to help him do it. And this is what we need in Congress."